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Medical News.APOTHECARIES’ HALL. - The following gentlemen

passed their examination in the Science and Practice of Medi-cine, and received certificates to practise, on Feb. 8th :-

Dobie, Stanley Locker, Irthington, Carlisle.Jackson, Francis Edward, Chertsey, Surrey.Stoney, Percy Bultee, St. Bartholomew’s Hospital.

On the same day the following gentlemen passed their FirstProfessional Examination :-Charles Bernard Dalton, Guy’s Hospital; Albert Samuel Morton, London

Hospital; William Newman Walker, University College.ARMY MEDICAL SERVICE. - The following is a list

of the candidates who were successful at the competitiveexaminations held at London in August, 1871, and at

Netley in February, 1872, after having passed through acourse at the Army Medical School, Netley :-

No. of Marks.Cottle, E. W., studied at Oxford and London ... 5118

Ash, R. V., London and Aberdeen ......... 4625Conuolly, P. S., Dublin ............ 4510

Dwyer, C. E., Dublin ............ 4447Rogers, J. G., Dublin ............ 4445Fuken, W. A. D., London ............ 3993Connolly, B. B., London ............ 3927Edge, J. D., Dublin ............ 3866

Barrow, F. E., London ., ......... 3837Blood, R., Galway and Dublin ......... 3797Barrow, H. J. W., London ......... ’ ... 3703

Bridges, W. P., London ............ 3695Drury, R., Galway and Dublin ......... 3694Grant, W. C., Dublin ............ 3654

NAVY MEDICAL SERVICE. - The following are thenames of the candidates who were successful at the com-petitive examinations held at London in August, 1871, andat Netley in February, 1872, after having passed through acourse at the Army Medical School, Netley, and who havereceived commissions as Assistant-Surgeons in H.M. Navy:

No. of Marks.Nixon, F. A., studied at Dublin ......... 4471Anderson, 1. H., Belfast ............ 4451Chittenden, C. P. D., London ............ 4385Davidson, C., Aberdeen ............ 4155Drew, W. B., Dublin ............ 3821Elmes, W. H., Dublin ............ 3650Gray, C. E., Dublin ............ 3620Feltham, C., London ........... M60White, W. R., Dublin ............ 3455Brown, R. G., Aberdeen ,.....,..., 3413M’Carthy, J., Cork ........... 3342Sandys, W. C., Dublin ............ 2945Gray, G. J., London ............ 2915Levinge, H. M., Dublin ............ 2890Brereton, R. W., Dublin ............ 2873Simms, I., Belfast ............ 2468Donovan, J., Dublin and Cork ......... 2300

DR. BREWER, M.P., was last week sworn-in as aJustice of the Peace for Middlesex.THE next meeting of the Association of Medical

Officers of Health will be held on Saturday, the l7th inst.,at 7.30 P.M., -when Dr. Albert J. Bernays will read a paperon "The Precautions which should surround Toxicological Investigations in Medico-legal Cases, and on Evidence inCourts of Law."

CHOLERA is stated to have broken out at Corfuda,an Ottoman port in the Red Sea, and nearly 500 deathsamongst the military, and about twenty amongst the civil,population are reported. The cholera epidemic in Constan-tinople appeared to be dying out, as in the week endingthe 7th of January sixteen deaths only are stated as havingoccurred. The Persian pilgrims proceeding from Persia toMecca are said to have arrived at Aleppo in good health.Cholera is stated to have ceased in Erivan.

DONATIONS ETC. TO MEDICAL CHARITIES.-TheLondon Hospital has received a fourth donation of £1000from 11 E. T. H." The Middlesex Hospital has received afourth donation of .61000 from " D. T. S." The Royal FreeHospital has received a fourth donation of .61000 from" D. G." The Great Northern Hospital has received afourth donation of £1000 from 11 S. W. Y." The WestLondon Hospital has received a second donation of £1000from "W. L. H." The Royal Infirmary for Diseases ofChildren and Women has received a further donation of£1000 from 11 E. F. S." The Earl of Chesterfield bequeathed.61000 to the Derbyshire General Infirmary, and £1000 tcthe Nottingham County Infirmary.

Medical Appointments. BRADY, J. B. J., L.K.Q.C.P.I., L.R.C.S.I., has been appointed Junior Honse-

Surgeon to the Sunderland Infirmary, vice Samuel Hanson Wheateroft,L.R.C.P.Ed., M.R.C.S.E., resigned.

DAwsotf, R. H., M.R.C.S.E., has been appointed Medical Officer for theClifton District of the Newark Union, vice R. M. Willan, M.R.C.S.E.,resigned.

DONALD, J. T., L.R C.S.Ed., has been appointed Surgeon to the Paisley In-firmary, vice Taylor, appointed Acting Physician.

DUNSMURE, J., MD., has been appointed one of the Extra Physicians tothe Sick Children’s Hospital at Edinburgh, vice John Millar, M.D.,deceased.

ELLIOTT, W. H., M.B., L.R.C.S.I., L.M., has been elected a Surgeon to theWhitworth Hospital, Drnmcondra.FERGUS, W., M.D., M.R.C.S.E., has been appointed a Consulting Surgeon

to the Savernake Cottage Hospital, vice R. E. Price, lil.1t.C.S.E.,resigned.

GARRETT, J., M.R.C.S.E., has been appointed House-Surgeon to the WestHam, Stratford, and South Essex Dispensary, vice A. H. Leapingwell,L.R.C.P.Ed., L.R.C.S.Ed., resigned.

GRACE, H., L.R.C.P.L., M.R.C.S.E., L.M., has been elected Medical Officerand Public Vaccinator for the St. George District of the Clifton Union.

LAWRENCE, J., M.D., has been appointed Resident Medical Officer to theDarlington Hospital and Dispensary, vice H. Harvey, M.B., L.R.C.S.Ed.,L.M.

LEAH, T., M.R.C.S.E., has been elected Medical Officer and Public Vac-cinator for the Parish of East Stonehouse, Devon, vice Henry Perry,M.R.C.S.E., resigned.

LYLE, T., M.B., C.M., Assistant Medical Officer of the Borough LunaticAsylum, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, has been appointed Assistant MedicalOfficer to the Cheshire County Asylum, near Macclesfield, vice Dr.King, resigned.

MACKELLAR, J., M.D., L.F.P. & S. Glas., L.M., has been appointed Surgeonto the Prison, North Uist, Inverness-shire, vice John Macdonald,L.F.P. & S. Glas., L.M., deceased.

MURPHY, S. F., M.R.C.S.E., has been appointed Resident Medical Officer tothe General Hospital and Dispensary for Sick Children, Manchester,vice E. Lawrie, M.B., M.R.C.S.E., resigned.

PARKINSON, C. H. We, M.R.C.S.E., has been appointed Medical Officer to theUnited Patriots’ National Benefit Society, Wimborne, vice C. R. Rowe,F.R.C.S.E., resigned.

PEGUM, T., L.K.Q.C.P.I., L.R.C.S.I., has been appointed Admiralty Surgeonand Agent for Seafield, Co. Clare, vice John Foster Rowan, L.K.Q.C.P.I.,L.R.C.S.I., resigned.

PHILLIPS, G. A., M.R.C.S.E., of the Nottingham Dispensary, has been ap-pointed Resident House-Physician to the Hospital for Women, Soho.sqnare, vice Walter Rigden, M.R.C.S.E., resigned.

PITT, Mr. F. D., has been appointed Obstetrical Officer to Charing-crosBHospital, vice A. W. Orwin, resigned.

PLAYFAIR, W. S., M.D., F.R.C.P.L.,bas been appointed Professor of ObstetricMedicine at King’s College, and Physician for the Diseases of Womenand Children at King’s College Hospital, vice W. 0. Priestley, M.D.,F.R.C.P.L., resigned.

POORE, G. V., M.B., B.S., M.R.C.S.E., has been appointed Assistant-Physicianto Charing-cross Hospital.

TAYLOR, D., M.D., has been appointed Acting Physician to the PaisleyInfirmary, vice W. MacKechnie, M.D., resigned.

WHIPHAM, J. T., M.B., M.R.C.P.L., has been appointed Assistant-Physicianto St. George’s Hospital, vice W. Ogle, M.D., F.R.C.P.L., resigned.

Births, Marriages, and Deaths.BIRTHS.

ARGLES.-On the 8th inst., at Hermon Lodge, Wanstead, the wife of Dr.Argles, of a daughter.

BENNETT.—On the 5th inst., at Worksop, Notts, the wife of E. Bennett,M.R.C.S.E., of a son.

COATES.-On the 5th lost.., at Montpellier House, Great Malvern, the wifeof F. W. Coates, M.D., of a son.

KIDD.-On the 13th inst., at Northbrook-road, Lee, the wife of LeonardKidd, M.B., Surgeon Army Medical Staff, of a daughter.

PEARLESS.-On the 14th inst., at The Vicarage, Sevenoaks, the wife of Chas.D. Pearless, L.R.C.P.L., M.R.C.S.E., of a son.

MARRIAGES.NOBMAN-HICKSON.-On the 8th inst., at the Parish Church, Melton Mow-

bray, Burford, son of John Frederick Norman, Esq., of Staplegrove,Taunton, to Mary Anne, daughter of Thomas Hickson, Esq., of MeltonMowbray.-No Cards.

SNELL-CHAPMAN.-On the 1st inst., at Holy Trinity Church, Brompton,Ebenezer Snell, M.R.C.S.E., of Barrowden, to Annie, daughter of thelate John Chapman, Esq. _____

DEATHS.BARRON. - On the 29th ult., at Holbeach, Richard Simmons Barron,

M.R.C.S.E., aged 69. Greatly esteemed.BEEVOR.-On the 8th inst., C. Beevor, F.R.C.S.E., of Harley-street, aged 67.BRADBURY.-On the 1st inst., at Huddersfield-road, Oldham, Beckett lirad-

bury, M.D., aged 48.BROWN.-On the 7th inst., at Gorton, near Manchester, John Henry Brown,

M.lt C S.E., aged 57.HAMMERTON.-On the 2nd inst., T. Hammerton, M.R.C.S.E., of Cheltenham,

aged 83.JONES.-On the 5th inst., J. Jones, M.R.C.S.E., of Tir-Bach House, Swansea,

aged 48.LEWIS.- the 13th inst., at Brighton, F. Lewis, M.R.C.S.E.URQUHART.—On the 19th of Nov. last, at Port Chambers, Otago, Robert

Urquhart, M,R,C,S.E., aged 52.